Field notes from a life in transit ●  in transit

Sofia Costa

travelwriter

17 entries tagged
osaka castle at night: Osaka Castle illuminated at night, reflected in the dark moat water, with a jogger passing on the path

Osaka Castle at Night: A Quiet Reflection in the Moat

№ 239 · 18 October 2026
kinkakuji kyoto morning: Gold-leafed Kinkaku-ji pavilion reflected in a still pond at dawn, morning mist rising over Kyoto's

Kinkaku-ji at Dawn: Kyoto's Golden Pavilion Before the

№ 234 · 12 October 2026
fushimi inari sunrise walk: Vermillion torii gates at Fushimi Inari Kyoto in pre-dawn darkness, empty stone path, soft ambien

Fushimi Inari at Dawn: Walking Kyoto's Torii Gates Alone

№ 233 · 11 October 2026
kyoto kaiseki dinner: Small Kyoto restaurant counter, kaiseki dishes on a pale hinoki wood board, warm low evening light, sak

Kyoto Kaiseki Dinner: Slow Food Ritual at a Hinoki Counter

№ 230 · 9 October 2026
kyoto tea house afternoon: Woman seated on tatami in a Kyoto tea house, whisked matcha bowl in hand, rain beginning on garden

Rain and Matcha: An Afternoon Tea House in Kyoto, Japan

№ 229 · 8 October 2026
golden gai tokyo bar: Dimly lit six-seat bar in Golden Gai Tokyo, shelves of bottles to the ceiling, bartender pouring a drin

Golden Gai at Night: Tokyo's Tiniest, Most Honest Bar

№ 224 · 3 October 2026
tbilisi airport night layover: Empty airport gate seating under flat ceiling light, dark apron beyond glass with one illumina

Tbilisi Airport at Night: A Quiet Layover Before Tokyo

№ 212 · 21 September 2026
tbilisi shoti bread bakery: Baker leaning into a clay tone oven in Tbilisi, slapping flatbread dough onto the hot wall, steam

Tbilisi Bread Oven at Dawn: Inside a Shoti Bakery

№ 198 · 7 September 2026
tbilisi supra dinner: Long table at a traditional Tbilisi restaurant with bread, walnuts and pomegranate, warm low light, a t

Tbilisi Supra: Inside a Georgian Feast of Wine and Song

№ 196 · 5 September 2026
tbilisi sulfur baths morning: Brick domed rooftops of Tbilisi's sulfur bathhouses steaming in cool morning air, Narikala fort

Abanotubani Sulfur Baths: A Steaming Morning in Tbilisi

№ 192 · 1 September 2026
goreme open air museum cappadocia: Faded Byzantine frescoes on the curved ceiling of a rock-cut church in Göreme, Cappadocia,

Göreme Open Air Museum: Inside Cappadocia's Cave Churches

№ 182 · 20 August 2026
kunefe sultanahmet istanbul: Close-up of golden künefe pastry with crushed pistachio beside a small cup of Turkish coffee on

Künefe and Turkish Coffee in Sultanahmet, Istanbul at Dusk

№ 181 · 19 August 2026
istanbul hamam evening: Woman wrapped in a peshtemal towel resting on heated marble stone inside a dim, domed Istanbul hamam,

Istanbul Hamam Evening: Steam, Marble, and Ancient Ritual

№ 180 · 18 August 2026
meyhane dinner istanbul: Long table crowded with meze plates and raki glasses in a Beyoglu meyhane, warm evening light, live

Meyhane Dinner in Istanbul: Meze, Raki and Music in Beyoglu

№ 177 · 15 August 2026
turkish breakfast beyoglu: Turkish breakfast on a mosaic café table in Beyoglu, Istanbul: white cheese, olives, tomatoes, egg

Turkish Breakfast in Beyoglu: A Slow Istanbul Morning

№ 175 · 13 August 2026
Open notebook and cooling coffee on a small café table against a blue azulejo tile wall in Porto's Bonfim neighborhood, soft morning light.

The Café in Bonfim With No Name I Can Pronounce

№ 33 · 4 June 2026
Open notebook and cooling coffee on a small café table against a blue azulejo-tiled wall in Bonfim, Porto, soft morning light.

A Francesinha in Bonfim, Under a Tile of a Ship

№ 27 · 1 June 2026